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Cataclysm hotfixes for Jan. 26

It's hotfix time! Blue poster Zarhym has posted with a whole mess of new hotfixes, and boy, are there some doozies this time around. The changes include loot table adjustments for all raid dungeons, adjustments to the Lunar Festival, and a handful of class changes as well. Some highlights from the list:

Heroic set tokens in raid dungeons have been moved to earlier bosses on 25-player heroic difficulty (chest from Halfus, legs from Maloriak, gloves from Magmaw, helm from Nefarian, shoulder from Cho'gall).

Elder Rumblerock is now available during the quest "Assault on Dreadmaul Rock" for both the Horde and the Alliance.

In Deadmines, Glubtok's Fire and Frost Blossoms summoned during the encounter no longer grant experience or reputation.

In Vortex Pinnacle, bosses will no longer respawn after a soft reset if players already have a heroic save.

Follow us after the break for a full list of changes.

Zarhym

General

Thunder Bluff reputation no longer increases further from Horde faction gains than other races, now correctly capping at Friendly.

Classes

Druids

Enrage will now properly increase the amount of damage taken by the druid.

Force of Nature and Wild Mushroom can now be cast correctly even if the target is on a different height of terrain from the druid.

Paladins

The bonus healing provided by Conviction now functions correctly when healing other players.

The passive healing bonus from Walk in the Light has been reduced to 5%, down from 15%. This change is to balance against the fix to Conviction, but still results in a small overall buff to paladin healing.

Priests

Prayer of Mending is now properly reduced by healing reduction effects, such as Mortal Strike, Absolute Corruption, and Engulfing Darkness.

Rogues

The benefit of Executioner for Slice and Dice is now correctly removed from the rogue after switching talent specializations.

Dungeons & Raids

The Bastion of Twilight

Creatures leading up to Halfus are now immune to Mind Control.

The Waterlogged debuff now expires appropriately after a player is hit by Flame Torrent during the Ignacious encounter.

Terrastra will cast Quake regardless of whether Harden Skin is interrupted or not.

Twilight Sentries now have less health on 10-player Heroic difficulty than on 25-player Heroic difficulty.

Sinestra

Twilight Whelps are now immune to snares.

The spawn rate of Twilight Spitecallers has been slightly reduced on 25-player Heroic difficulty.

A death knight's diseases will no longer trigger the Twilight Spitecallers' Indomitable enrage.

It is no longer possible to target or attack a Twilight Spitecaller before it has entered the combat area.

Flame patches should properly spawn in front of the Twilight Eggs.

Blackwing Descent

The achievement criteria for Silence is Golden is now properly reset when entering combat with Atramedes.

Atramedes's health on Heroic difficulty has been reduced slightly.

Maloriak will no longer be interrupted while casting Release All Minions.

Maloriak's enrage timer was inconsistent between difficulties and has been updated. It is now 7 minutes for normal difficulty and 12 minutes for Heroic difficulty.

Deadmines

Glubtok's Fire and Frost Blossoms summoned during the encounter no longer grant experience or reputation.

Throne of the Four Winds

Al'Akir's Lightning Strike damage has been reduced on 25-player Heroic difficulty. In addition, its effect duration has been reduced to 16 seconds, down from 24 in both modes and difficulties.

Slipstreams can no longer be used during the Al'Akir encounter.

It is no longer possible to swap raid difficulty before the Conclave of Wind has fully respawned.

Gather Strength cast by Rohash is no longer affected by spell slowing effects, such as Curse of Tongues and Slow.

The Vortex Pinnacle

Bosses will no longer respawn after a soft reset if players already have a Heroic save.

Items

Heroic set tokens have been moved to earlier bosses on 25-player Heroic difficulty (chest from Halfus, legs from Maloriak, gloves from Magmaw, helm from Nefarian, shoulder from Cho'gall).

Tokens for normal versions of the helm and shoulder set pieces (item level 359) now drop from Nefarian and Cho'gall on Heroic difficulty, as they are required to purchase the Heroic helm and shoulder pieces (item level 372). An additional change to this functionality is slated for patch 4.0.6.

Normal and Heroic versions of Earthen Handguards now have more Strength.

Normal and Heroic versions of Fall of Mortality can now proc the Grounded Soul effect correctly via heal-over-time spells.

Lunar Festival

Elder Rumblerock is now available during the quest "Assault on Dreadmaul Rock" for both the Horde and the Alliance.

Horde players now correctly gain 75 Bilgewater reputation as well when completing the Lunar Festival elder quests as part of the Horde reputation gain.

Professions

The Stamina bonus from the Flask of Battle is the same as the Flask of Steelskin. Both are correctly giving 120 Stamina for alchemists who know the recipe.

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